Double Vision (Bob James and David Sanborn album) explained

Double Vision
Type:	Album
Artist:	Bob James and David Sanborn
Cover:	SanbornJames_Double.jpg
Released:	1986
Studio:	Clinton Recording Studios and Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre:	Smooth jazz
Length:	43:30 (original album) 54:19 (2003 expanded and remastered edition)
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Tommy LiPuma
Chronology:	Bob James
Prev Title:	12
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Obsession
Next Year:	1986

Double Vision is a 1986 album by Bob James and David Sanborn. The album was a successful smooth jazz release receiving frequent airplay. The original album was released in the US on May 19, 1986, by Warner Bros Records. It was released a week later in the UK.

Critical reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic says, "One of the best recordings ever released under James' name (Sanborn gets co-billing)".

Charts and accolades

The album spent 63 weeks on the Billboard charts, peaking at No. 16 on the R&B albums chart and No. 50 on the Top Pop Albums chart. In 1987, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental^[1] and the song "Since I Fell for You" earned a nomination for Al Jarreau in the category Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.^[2]

Personnel

• Bob James – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, rhythm arrangements, synthesizer arrangements
• David Sanborn – saxophone
• Robbie Kilgore – synthesizer programming
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
• Eric Gale – guitar (4, 7)
• Marcus Miller – bass, rhythm arrangements (1, 2)
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Bob Riley – drum programming (5)
• Al Jarreau – vocal (4)

Production

• Tommy LiPuma – producer
• Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing, additional recording
• Bob James – additional recording
• Andy Cardenas – second engineer
• Gene Curtis – second engineer
• Dan Garcia – second engineer
• Peter Robbins – second engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
• Larry Fishman – production coordinator
• Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
• Eric Blum – cover artwork

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Top Pop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	50
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)^[5]	16

External links

• Bob James Official Site
• David Sanborn Official Site
• Warner Records Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: 29th Annual Grammy Awards (1986) Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental . 24 February 1987 . grammy.com . Grammy Awards . 15 February 2020 .
2. Web site: 29th Annual Grammy Awards (1986) Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male . 24 February 1987 . grammy.com . Grammy Awards . 15 February 2020 .
3. Double Vision . Bob James & David Sanborn . liner notes . 1986 . . 9 25393-2.
4. Bob James Chart History – Billboard 200 . 18 July 1986 . Billboard . 15 February 2020.
5. Bob James Chart History – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . 15 August 1986 . Billboard . 15 February 2020.